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in the presidential race, the obama campaign challenged republican mitt romney to release at least five years of his tax returns. romney's campaign said no, and accused the president of avoiding issues that really matter. romney said yesterday he's paid at least 13% of his income in taxes every year for the past decade. wall street finished this friday with modest gains. the dow jones industrial average was up 25 points to close at 13,275. the nasdaq rose 14 points to close at 3,076. for the week, the dow gained half a percent; the nasdaq rose nearly 2%. also today, facebook stock finished just above $19. it's lost half its value since the company's initial public offering back in may. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: three women from the russian punk rock band called pussy riot were sentenced to jail time today for their protest in a church against president vladimir putin. it's a case that has sparked worldwide attention. jonathan rugman of independent television news reports from moscow. >> reporter: this afternoon, the three punk band protes
in the presidential race, the obama campaign challenged republican mitt romney to release at least five years of his tax returns. romney's campaign said no, and accused the president of avoiding issues that really matter. romney said yesterday he's paid at least 13% of his income in taxes every year for the past decade. wall street finished this friday with modest gains. the dow jones industrial average was up 25 points to close at 13,275. the nasdaq rose 14 points to close at 3,076. for the...
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obama and romney seem to be sort of rhetorical twins here. the reason exactly mo is right is because we are fighting this on minute-to-minute hour-by hour because there is a lacking overvision so tactics are winning the day. it's win or lose every single day. >> ifill: is he right, snow does it work? are you one of the strategists who thinks it does work? if it doesn't-- or if it does-- are you running the risk of alienating voters? >> yeah, i guess it's all in the definition of what a negative campaign is, right? i mean, i actually am one of those people that believe talking about your record and talking about your opponent's record is... it works, it's necessary and it's good for the process. >> pelley: "liar," "unhinged"? >> but when it gets past the difference in vision, when it gets past the difference in policy and it starts get to personal character assassination that's when the rails come off and you run the risk of hurting your own candidate and alienating voters. >> ifill: what was vice president biden doing last night with that unc
obama and romney seem to be sort of rhetorical twins here. the reason exactly mo is right is because we are fighting this on minute-to-minute hour-by hour because there is a lacking overvision so tactics are winning the day. it's win or lose every single day. >> ifill: is he right, snow does it work? are you one of the strategists who thinks it does work? if it doesn't-- or if it does-- are you running the risk of alienating voters? >> yeah, i guess it's all in the definition of...
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bush, clinton, and obama administrations. he's now a counselor at the washington institute for near east policy. and khaled elgindy, a palestinian participant in the 2007 annapolis peace negotiations, and now a fellow at the saban center for middle east policy at the brookings institution. i want to start with you. your reading on where things stand tonight in termed of a pause or cease-fire. >> i do think the outlines of the cease-fire have probably been shapedded at this point. i think the secretary of state is there and has a chance to finalize this by, in a sense, becoming the, i think, the repository of the commitments that each side has made. i think one of the things that's going on right now is trying to make certain that all the understandings are understood the same way by each side and whatever promises are being made will now be promises made to her as well. in effect she becomes almost the holder of those as a kind of deposit. that, i think, is a chance for the cease-fire to actually be implemented and gives it m
bush, clinton, and obama administrations. he's now a counselor at the washington institute for near east policy. and khaled elgindy, a palestinian participant in the 2007 annapolis peace negotiations, and now a fellow at the saban center for middle east policy at the brookings institution. i want to start with you. your reading on where things stand tonight in termed of a pause or cease-fire. >> i do think the outlines of the cease-fire have probably been shapedded at this point. i think...
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obama knows that. i guess that he'd say i'm ready for a negotiated solution that will put limits on iran's program. he'll almost, i would guess, push romney to s whether he's willing to respond in a similarly forth coming way. it will be a fascinating moment tonight. what about that? is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolute rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know,je if if is a very hard-line answer that might be a problem fem him. h >> brown: trudy rubin, come back to the issue that david ignatius brought up. the larger question about america's role in the world which will be on the table tonight. the kind of questions, yout. kn, the idea of american exceptionalis wit what is our strength and weakness? what shouldwhe be projecting? we heard romney talking about shaping history, leading from behind. all of that. what do you want to hear on these issues? what's the way to frame them tonight? >> i think when one is looking at what romney has sai
obama knows that. i guess that he'd say i'm ready for a negotiated solution that will put limits on iran's program. he'll almost, i would guess, push romney to s whether he's willing to respond in a similarly forth coming way. it will be a fascinating moment tonight. what about that? is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolute rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know,je if if is a very hard-line answer that might be a problem fem him. h...
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obama with saving their industry. >> with the help of president obama saving the big three. if we had let chrysler, chevrolet and gm go down, there would not be an international union, so he did save our jobs. >> suarez: that's the message the president took on the labor day campaign trail to ohio, where he reminded autoworkers of mitt romney's opposition to the g.m. and chrysler bailouts. >> when auto industry was flat lining, their play book was to let it go bankrupt. you would have been benched for good. that's not a good plan. more than one million people would have lost their jobs. for mid west it would have been another great depressions. >> suarez: workers in charlotte will hear from the president thursday night, when he officially accepts the democratic nomination for a second term. >> woodruff: we look now at the state of organized labor with the leaders of three unions. mary kay henry is president of the service employees international union. jim hoffa is president of the international brotherhood of teamsters. and lee saunders is president of the american federati
obama with saving their industry. >> with the help of president obama saving the big three. if we had let chrysler, chevrolet and gm go down, there would not be an international union, so he did save our jobs. >> suarez: that's the message the president took on the labor day campaign trail to ohio, where he reminded autoworkers of mitt romney's opposition to the g.m. and chrysler bailouts. >> when auto industry was flat lining, their play book was to let it go bankrupt. you...
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i mean biden obama as a team at this point. but i think that the president, is just going to forget the first debate and be ready in the second one to make his case. and to engage. he wasn't ingauged. if you turn down the sound on wednesday night and just watch those two people, he is did not look happy to be there. and mitt romney did. >> what about the vice president, are the expectations now raised, as mark says. >> i think so. >> in part there is a little more pressure on joe biden because as mark said he has to do well. and hyperactive joe biden is a high risk proposition. it could turn out well and i happen to think he's pretty good debater. de well, i thought against sarah palin. de well when he ran for president. he's an eloquent guy who in the big debates has always been a very controlled figure. but paul ryan has what mitt romney had, which is the ability to real off number after number. and again i'm struck by the fact that you can get wonky this year. people somehow seem to want that. and ryan certainly has that cap
i mean biden obama as a team at this point. but i think that the president, is just going to forget the first debate and be ready in the second one to make his case. and to engage. he wasn't ingauged. if you turn down the sound on wednesday night and just watch those two people, he is did not look happy to be there. and mitt romney did. >> what about the vice president, are the expectations now raised, as mark says. >> i think so. >> in part there is a little more pressure on...
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i think david is right, he does crystallize, but he makes the argument for obama better than obama does. he is a brill advocate, and i think he's a far better advocate when speaking for somebody else than he is on his own behalf. he is not eloquent but he is critizealizing. i did not hear a lot of crystallizing in tampa. maybe i missed it. i think crystallizing is in rare, rare supply this campaign season. >> ifill: we know what to listen tonight from both of you. and we'll be back with much more convention coverage, all that after the, news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: republicans today offered their own critical take on the democratic convention. in idell, iowa, vice presidential candidate paul ryan said tonight's main speaker former president bill clinton will try to shift attention from mr. obama's economic record. >> we're going to hear a lot of things in charlotte, but we're not going to hear a convincing argument that we're better off than we were four years ago. we're going to hear from president clinton tonight in charlotte. my guess is we'll get a great renditio
i think david is right, he does crystallize, but he makes the argument for obama better than obama does. he is a brill advocate, and i think he's a far better advocate when speaking for somebody else than he is on his own behalf. he is not eloquent but he is critizealizing. i did not hear a lot of crystallizing in tampa. maybe i missed it. i think crystallizing is in rare, rare supply this campaign season. >> ifill: we know what to listen tonight from both of you. and we'll be back with...
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but for now president obama still has a small edge over mitt romney. according to a new "nbc news/wall street journal" poll, the democratic ticket leads the republican one, 48% to 44% among registered voters. that's little changed from july when obama had a lead of 49% to 43%-- suggesting romney got only a slight boost from his vice presidential pick of paul ryan. the four candidates fanned out across the nation today: president obama was in nevada; governor romney in iowa; vice president biden in michigan; and congressman ryan in virginia and north carolina-- shown here on the "newshour's" vote 2012 map center. the top of the republican ticket told iowans today his running mate would help get the country back on the right fiscal track. >> i want to return to the path that made america the great success that it's been and i understand the implications of that. 12 million jobs for middle income families, more take-home pay for middle income families. this is what we have to bring to this country and the plan i've decided on will get it done. >> woodruff
but for now president obama still has a small edge over mitt romney. according to a new "nbc news/wall street journal" poll, the democratic ticket leads the republican one, 48% to 44% among registered voters. that's little changed from july when obama had a lead of 49% to 43%-- suggesting romney got only a slight boost from his vice presidential pick of paul ryan. the four candidates fanned out across the nation today: president obama was in nevada; governor romney in iowa; vice...
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obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, the security of gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. >> woodruff: turning to the civil war in syria, the president repeated his call for an end to the bloodshed and to the regime of bashar al assad. >> if there is a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest, it is the regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding their rights
obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran...
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obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still fighting to recover from that. nevada got hit harder than most. but here's the thing. i don't think the best answers for today's new challenges are old sales pitches. >> surprisingly there are undecided voters still. >> suarez: university of las vegas political science professor says the president has good reason to avoid talking about his mortgage relief programs. while about 1.2 million people have benefited from them, that's far less than the 4 million families the president hoped to reach. >> a lot of programs that they've
obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still...
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on the "newshour" tonight, the spotlight is on president obama. it's his turn to make the case for a second term, after former president clinton set the stage for him last night. >> woodruff: we assess the president's record and his leadership style as commander in chief. >> ifill: we'll be joined by our floor reporter ray suarez and historians michael beschloss and richard norton smith. >> woodruff: and with us in the skybox again tonight for insight and analysis are mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> they can be enlightening or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. because an open dialogue is what open doors. wells fargo. together we'll go far. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science,
on the "newshour" tonight, the spotlight is on president obama. it's his turn to make the case for a second term, after former president clinton set the stage for him last night. >> woodruff: we assess the president's record and his leadership style as commander in chief. >> ifill: we'll be joined by our floor reporter ray suarez and historians michael beschloss and richard norton smith. >> woodruff: and with us in the skybox again tonight for insight and analysis...
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barack obama has. and i would hope that barack obama will study the game films of both clinton and biden in preparation for next tuesday night. i mean i think joe biden gave-- democrats today were singing all over town. i mean they were tap dantion they were so happy. in large part because he brought passion. he made the case. he brought the case against mitt romney, the 47%, the fact that a rom me's effective tax rate, what he pays to the federal government is lower than that of a secretary or a firefighter. it was just, it reminded democrats on why they were democrats too. and i think that really, really did help. >> woodruff: so he brought what the president needed last night? >> halfway. he lifted the moral of the democrats and i think it is multily and also true that he offended a lot of people. a lot of republicans were deeply offended. a lot of yeps were offend. there is the debate for people who watched, which was a lot. >> 61 million. >> people are really interested. so it's very high rating.
barack obama has. and i would hope that barack obama will study the game films of both clinton and biden in preparation for next tuesday night. i mean i think joe biden gave-- democrats today were singing all over town. i mean they were tap dantion they were so happy. in large part because he brought passion. he made the case. he brought the case against mitt romney, the 47%, the fact that a rom me's effective tax rate, what he pays to the federal government is lower than that of a secretary or...
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for is to give permission to people who voted for president obama in 2008, who liked president obama but who has been disappointed and want to be convinced that mitt romney could be better. it's not a question of disloyalty to the president or animosity just for the country's sake that you wanted... that's what he's trying to communicate, i believe. >> does that change the job, then, or how does it affect the job that mitt romney has had what paul ryan told us last night? >> well, he did the indictment and i thought he did it pretty well. there's been some criticism of ryan that there were some factual errors and he didn't tell it the way a journalist would tell it. he described the simpson-bowles commission which did not go through, as if it was obama's fault, neglecting to mention he voted against it. so there were some things like that. that's politics. >> woodruff: selective rather than... >> if you were editing him for a college paper you would say "you have to give the other side here." but this is politics. but i thought what he did was lay out the prosecutorial case. again, a
for is to give permission to people who voted for president obama in 2008, who liked president obama but who has been disappointed and want to be convinced that mitt romney could be better. it's not a question of disloyalty to the president or animosity just for the country's sake that you wanted... that's what he's trying to communicate, i believe. >> does that change the job, then, or how does it affect the job that mitt romney has had what paul ryan told us last night? >> well,...
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obama gathered on the south lawn of the white house. a bell tolled three times at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first hijacked plane struck the north tower in new york. then, a moment of silence. from there, the president took the short ride across the potomac to place a wreath for the 184 killed at the pentagon. several hundred people listened as mr. obama remembered the day's multiple shocks. >> even now all these years later, it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close our eyes and to find ourselves back there. back here. back when grief crashed over us like an awful wave, when americans everywhere held each other tight. this is never an easy day, but it is especially difficult for all of you. the families of nearly 3,000 innocents who lost their lives. >> ifill: vice president biden echoed that sentiment in shanksville, pennsylvania. flight 93 crashed after its passengers fought back against the hijackers. >> my personal prayer for all of you is that in every succeeding year, you're able to sing more than you weep. ma
obama gathered on the south lawn of the white house. a bell tolled three times at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first hijacked plane struck the north tower in new york. then, a moment of silence. from there, the president took the short ride across the potomac to place a wreath for the 184 killed at the pentagon. several hundred people listened as mr. obama remembered the day's multiple shocks. >> even now all these years later, it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close...
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obama-biden if they're re-elected, romney-ryan if they are elected. but my job will be strictly to engage on those stark differences. so the... although this is being done for the voters. this isn't a television program. these are not people out there watching for ratings. these are people who are deciding for whom to vote for president of the united states. my job is strictly to help the candidates, help the candidates explain in a way that the voters understand what the choices really are. >> brown: help the candidates do that. >> yes. the candidates need to be able to explain it. need to be able to explain their positions. but it's in a way that is understandable and that is... there's enough time there for the moderator in the case of the first debate which i'll be moderating, time for me to kind of probe and ask follow-ups and try to get them to engage in all of that. remember it's being done for the voters. that's it. that's what it's all about. >> brown: we talk all the time these days about doing politics, doing the news media in the age of so
obama-biden if they're re-elected, romney-ryan if they are elected. but my job will be strictly to engage on those stark differences. so the... although this is being done for the voters. this isn't a television program. these are not people out there watching for ratings. these are people who are deciding for whom to vote for president of the united states. my job is strictly to help the candidates, help the candidates explain in a way that the voters understand what the choices really are....
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if you look at the average, obama has probably 3 to 5 point lead. and it's tough to see something you can distinctly tie to that comment. nonetheless it is certainly true already that this act, this comment has energized democrats enthusiasm way up this guy has got to be beaten and it's completely demorallized republicans, both on confidence grounds for a lot... for all republicans and on moral offensiveness grounds for a lot of republicans. >> woodruff: and you're hearing these calls to change the campaign. i guess a lot of people are quoting peggy noonan in "the wall street journal" today saying they need an intervention, a new c.e.o.. >> a losing campaign is like a bad marriage. i mean there is a lot of blame and a lot of recriminations. i don't care what it is, democrat or republican. what this shows to me more than anything else is that mitt romney was always a concept rather than a cause. in other words, he made sense. he was a business success in a bad economy. he was a turn around artist that is how you would sell him. he had a beautiful fam
if you look at the average, obama has probably 3 to 5 point lead. and it's tough to see something you can distinctly tie to that comment. nonetheless it is certainly true already that this act, this comment has energized democrats enthusiasm way up this guy has got to be beaten and it's completely demorallized republicans, both on confidence grounds for a lot... for all republicans and on moral offensiveness grounds for a lot of republicans. >> woodruff: and you're hearing these calls to...
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we've talked about how much more active president obama is online compared to mitt romney. here's some evidence. just looking at a period of less than two weeks in a single recent month. >> in june. >> in june. 29 twitter messages, just one for romney. a little more equal on facebook and youtube although the youtube president's team has posted twice as many videos as the romney side. he's been president for four years, he's had a big head start but it's a striking comparison. >> what it what it shows is that really the obama campaign values twitter and the obama campaign is on nine different platforms in addition to twitter, facebook and youtube. they're on tumbler and the other ones we've talked about on the program. >> instagram. >> and they also... you know, they really try to get reaction from people and get those people to post and to share that information. >> reaction meaning, like actually engaging them a two way conversation? >> one of the interesting things of this study you cannot just join the obama web site but they've carved it up from 18 different subgroups t
we've talked about how much more active president obama is online compared to mitt romney. here's some evidence. just looking at a period of less than two weeks in a single recent month. >> in june. >> in june. 29 twitter messages, just one for romney. a little more equal on facebook and youtube although the youtube president's team has posted twice as many videos as the romney side. he's been president for four years, he's had a big head start but it's a striking comparison....
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obama what do you want to do. and that is the question. >> well, they're saying they had a conference call today with reporters and they are saying we will talk about the second term so i guess we'll find out. >> better have something pretty specific i think. >> we are specifically glad that the two of you made it safely back to washington. we know you are heading to charlotte with all of us for next week. david brooks, mark shields, thank you. >> woodruff: and a postscript-- we have a week's worth of highlights from the republican national convention online, including all of mitt romney's acceptance remarks and other speeches. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: fresh off his convention, republican presidential nominee mitt romney flew to louisiana to survey the hurricane damage. president obama addressed troops at fort bliss, texas. he said his administration has restored american leadership in the world. and federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said the economic recovery remains "far from satis
obama what do you want to do. and that is the question. >> well, they're saying they had a conference call today with reporters and they are saying we will talk about the second term so i guess we'll find out. >> better have something pretty specific i think. >> we are specifically glad that the two of you made it safely back to washington. we know you are heading to charlotte with all of us for next week. david brooks, mark shields, thank you. >> woodruff: and a...
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michael, how is michelle obama seen by the american people? >> well, i think she's clearly the president's single best surrogate. she's a mix of grace and toughness of a kind that americans really like and respect. i'd say the same, by the way, of anne romney, who who has a tremendous advantage. it says something that i think both of these women are probably better natural politicians than their husbands. and of but the warning here, of course, is that, just like your vice presidents, the first lady is not determinative in the outcome of the election. otherwise, george h.w. bush would have been re-elected as president because barbara bush was a beloved figure in america. she is a tremendous advantage to the president. >> warner: how do you see, ruth, the role of michelle obama and anne romney? >> i think as michael said they're not going to be tipping the balance, but they are the first sarcombat. they are, first of all, validators of their spouses in the cases we've had mostly, the-- their husbands' person as. they help humanize them, and the
michael, how is michelle obama seen by the american people? >> well, i think she's clearly the president's single best surrogate. she's a mix of grace and toughness of a kind that americans really like and respect. i'd say the same, by the way, of anne romney, who who has a tremendous advantage. it says something that i think both of these women are probably better natural politicians than their husbands. and of but the warning here, of course, is that, just like your vice presidents, the...
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obama laid bare the agenda for a political season that hadn't yet arrived. in the primaries, former governor mitt romney said he fully supported the ryan plan, but he has since backed away from a complete endorsement. >> people become concerned. no changes for current retirees >> reporter: meanwhile, democrats across the country had seized on the ryan budget well before he was on the republican ticket. >> i think we have to remember that democrats were talking about paul ryan and paul ryan's budget months before governor romney even chose him to be his running mate, this was already an issue, it was already in ads, and something that was already part of the conversation at the congressional level, before paul ryan was named the v.p. running mate. >> reporter: here outside buffalo, ny, congresswoman kathy hochul is perhaps the clearest example of democrats' national strategy. hochul won a special election in 2011 in a republican district, running against the ryan plan and its changes to medicare. national strategists thought they had a winning issue. in the m
obama laid bare the agenda for a political season that hadn't yet arrived. in the primaries, former governor mitt romney said he fully supported the ryan plan, but he has since backed away from a complete endorsement. >> people become concerned. no changes for current retirees >> reporter: meanwhile, democrats across the country had seized on the ryan budget well before he was on the republican ticket. >> i think we have to remember that democrats were talking about paul ryan...
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>> president obama. we've been told time and again by all sorts of scholars that campaigns don't matter, debates don't matter. yet since the first debate less than two weeks ago we've seen a four of point... four-point swing in president obama's disfavor in the favor of mitt romney. so, this is the test. i mean, before the first debate, gwen, republicans were crawling out on the 23rd floor ledge ready to look into abyss. they've more than crawled back in. they were energized and emboldened by mitt romney's performance last week. last week... >> ifill: they handed it over to the democrats the democrats were staring in the abyss. miss manners were offended and other observers of the rules but joe biden did in fact energize democrats. it's all up to the president. campaigns are... presidential campaigns are about the future. he has to define the future. how it's going to be different from what it's been through in the first and the difference with mitt romney. >> ifill: michael. agree with mark. one of the
>> president obama. we've been told time and again by all sorts of scholars that campaigns don't matter, debates don't matter. yet since the first debate less than two weeks ago we've seen a four of point... four-point swing in president obama's disfavor in the favor of mitt romney. so, this is the test. i mean, before the first debate, gwen, republicans were crawling out on the 23rd floor ledge ready to look into abyss. they've more than crawled back in. they were energized and...
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the obama campaign is also pointing to some revised job numbers to make its case. the u.s. bureau of labor statistics said yesterday there were nearly 400,000 more jobs created in the previous year that ended in march. that would mean that there are a higher number of jobs than when president obama took office. but the u.s. still has four million fewer jobs since before the collapse of the financial sector. there's other sobering data as well, showing a still sluggish recovery. the commerce department revised its estimate of second-quarter economic growth down yesterday from 1.7%. mitt romney seized on the change in springfield, virginia. >> we are at 1.3%. this is... this is unacceptable. >> woodruff: other economic indicators also paint a mixed picture. the stock market itself, while down today, has been climbing in recent weeks to its highest levels in nearly five years. today, the dow jones industrial average lost almost 49 points after a weak manufacturing report and worries over europe to close just over 13,437. and the housing market may be stabilizing. a key index s
the obama campaign is also pointing to some revised job numbers to make its case. the u.s. bureau of labor statistics said yesterday there were nearly 400,000 more jobs created in the previous year that ended in march. that would mean that there are a higher number of jobs than when president obama took office. but the u.s. still has four million fewer jobs since before the collapse of the financial sector. there's other sobering data as well, showing a still sluggish recovery. the commerce...
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president obama said u.s. officials are hard at work on the problem, but the vetting process for afghan troops has to be more rigorous. the wife of a disgraced chinese politician received a suspended death sentence today for the murder of a british businessman. gu kailai is expected to avoid execution in the poisoning death of her business associate, neil heywood, last november, but she'll likely serve life in prison. we have a report from angus walker of independent television news. >> reporter: she escaped excuse, sentencedded to death, suspendedded for two years, she could be free in ten years. despite admitting the murder of british business consultant neal heyward >> in a personal statement to the court, she claims she had sufferd a mental breakdown. it was a show trial which left unanswered questions. on chinese social media, many asked if the woman in court, seen here on the left, was in fact her body double. she certainly looks very a recent photo of the woman is is seen here on the right. but there's
president obama said u.s. officials are hard at work on the problem, but the vetting process for afghan troops has to be more rigorous. the wife of a disgraced chinese politician received a suspended death sentence today for the murder of a british businessman. gu kailai is expected to avoid execution in the poisoning death of her business associate, neil heywood, last november, but she'll likely serve life in prison. we have a report from angus walker of independent television news. >>...
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obama's campaign. former president bill clinton who will visit ohio next week with the president pointed to the plant's success as this summer's democratic party conventions in charlotte. >> the auto industry restructuring worked. itre saved-- it saved more than a million jobs, and not just at gm, chrysler and their dealerships, but in auto parts manufacturing all over the country. >> reporter: today the lords town plant churns out the chevrolet cruz, the country's best selling compaq car,itto meet demands it's gone from one shift a day to three, and round-the-clock produ ion. dave green is president of the local unitedrouto workers union. >> but the whole economy will benefit from this because our parts suppliers, the people who work there are out shopping at the stos, they are paying tacks, you know, they're investing in their community. >> reporter: the auto industry employs one out of every eight workers in the state. youngstown is the largest city in the region andi reaped many of the benefits. it
obama's campaign. former president bill clinton who will visit ohio next week with the president pointed to the plant's success as this summer's democratic party conventions in charlotte. >> the auto industry restructuring worked. itre saved-- it saved more than a million jobs, and not just at gm, chrysler and their dealerships, but in auto parts manufacturing all over the country. >> reporter: today the lords town plant churns out the chevrolet cruz, the country's best selling...
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in the end, our mission is not to convince people that barack obama is a bad person. our mission is to remind people that he's a bad president and there's a better way moving forward and that's mitt romney. >> ifill: rube, senator from florida, thank you so much for taking time for us. >> thank you. >> so mitt romney's stand on foreign policy issues from syria to iran to afghanistan and more will come under scrutiny this fall, even if it is not a major focus here in tampa this week. after a surprise appearance here last night for his wife ann's speech, the g.o.p. presidential hopeful headed to indianapolis today. at the american legion convention there, romney said his administration would focus on unemployed veterans. >> overwhelmingly the number one concern i hear from young veterans can be summed up in one word: jobs. they've served their country; they want to get back to work. they need and deserve good jobs. and this president's greatest failure is that he has not delivered those jobs. as president, i will get america to work again. ( cheers and applause ) >> ifi
in the end, our mission is not to convince people that barack obama is a bad person. our mission is to remind people that he's a bad president and there's a better way moving forward and that's mitt romney. >> ifill: rube, senator from florida, thank you so much for taking time for us. >> thank you. >> so mitt romney's stand on foreign policy issues from syria to iran to afghanistan and more will come under scrutiny this fall, even if it is not a major focus here in tampa this...
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on the other hand, the latino vote could go 80% toward obama. so the divides along demographic lines within that poll and all the polls much sharper than anything we've seen before. >> woodruff: what does that say about our country, mark? have we seen this before where the politics was so divided so clearly among ethnic and racial lines? >> well, there was a time when the democrats won presidential elections with a solid white south, when no african-american voted up until the civil rights movement since 1964 we've seen the two parties change. the democratic party was the party of white working class voters. now the strongest constituency for republicans is none college educated whites. and the problem is they were 62% of the electorate when ronald reagan got electedded. now they're 38% of the electorate. david is right. i think you've seen overtones of racial appeal in some of the commercials in the last couple of weeks. i think they are disturbing >> woodruff: a the part of the romney campaign >> yes, on the part of the romney campaign >> ifil
on the other hand, the latino vote could go 80% toward obama. so the divides along demographic lines within that poll and all the polls much sharper than anything we've seen before. >> woodruff: what does that say about our country, mark? have we seen this before where the politics was so divided so clearly among ethnic and racial lines? >> well, there was a time when the democrats won presidential elections with a solid white south, when no african-american voted up until the civil...
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he ties obama now on... for strong leader when a couple of weeks ago and when we did our september survey it was obama who was seen as the strong leader. for the first time in this campaign, romney's personal favorable rating has hit the 50% mark. it's been very, very low. he's brought it back up. he's made the race even among registerd voters. he has a slight lead in our poll among likely voters unlike the big margin that obama had a month ago. >> warner: stu, personal qualities was where president obama had had a huge edge. >> exactly. this debate turned things around. it made mitt romney more likable and the leadership is really strong. presidential elections are often about who is the stronger leader. but on other questions, there was significant change. honest and thoughtful. honest and truthful, rather. romney's numbers are up. willingness to work with leaders from the other party. i think there was a significant tonal change over the past week or so in the romney campaign. voters seemed to like it. th
he ties obama now on... for strong leader when a couple of weeks ago and when we did our september survey it was obama who was seen as the strong leader. for the first time in this campaign, romney's personal favorable rating has hit the 50% mark. it's been very, very low. he's brought it back up. he's made the race even among registerd voters. he has a slight lead in our poll among likely voters unlike the big margin that obama had a month ago. >> warner: stu, personal qualities was...
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and of course, we assured president obama that we will be keen and we will not permit any such event, any such occurrence in our country against the embassy territories in the future. >> woodruff: today, in washington, secretary of state clinton called the video "disgusting and reprehensible." >> it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. but as i said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence. >> woodruff: clinton also sought again to distance the united states' government from the film and its maker. the associated press reported that he's been identified as a coptic christian living in california with a checkered legal past. actors in the film said that they were duped, that the blasphemous and offensive dialogue was later dubbed in. and not just muslims, but coptic christians in cairo denounced the film and its apparent intent. >> ( translated ): if it is proven that there is a copt that participated in the making of this movie, the church 100% refuses him. >> woodruff: there w
and of course, we assured president obama that we will be keen and we will not permit any such event, any such occurrence in our country against the embassy territories in the future. >> woodruff: today, in washington, secretary of state clinton called the video "disgusting and reprehensible." >> it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. but as i said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to...
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president obama won iowa in 2008, but it's a toss-up this year. he argued today t choice is between a known quantity and a cane date who keeps changing his views.da >> trust matters. and... and... and here's the thing. iowa, you know me. you know... you know that i say what i mean and i mean what iu say. you could take a videotape of things i've said 10 yrs ago, 12 years ago and o,u'd say, man, this is the same guy, has t ty, same values, cares about the same people... ( cheers ) ...doesn't forget where he came from. knows who he's fighting for. ( cheers ) >> brown: the president also told the "s moines register" that if he wins, a big reason will be that republicans "alienated the sts est-growing demographic group in theow country, the latino community." he predicted the g.o.p. will join him in finally passing major migration reform.jo for his part, romney fired back in reno, nevada. he said the president's been reduced to misplaced attacks on his record. >> with four...our debates behind us, including the vice presidential debate, the president'
president obama won iowa in 2008, but it's a toss-up this year. he argued today t choice is between a known quantity and a cane date who keeps changing his views.da >> trust matters. and... and... and here's the thing. iowa, you know me. you know... you know that i say what i mean and i mean what iu say. you could take a videotape of things i've said 10 yrs ago, 12 years ago and o,u'd say, man, this is the same guy, has t ty, same values, cares about the same people... ( cheers )...
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maybe obama is more likable, it's not that much more likable. romney is a pretty decent guy so, i think there is some upside there, that's my personal opinion. >> woodruff: so mark, you know, whatever romney's task is, do you agree with david that the race is tight? romney has picked up a little bit. >> yes, i will say this, the formulation of this race is that if president obama is re-elected on november 6th it will be primarily because he ran against mitt romney. if he were running unopposed, 2012 would be a very tough fight for him. i mean i think david's right. the race is close. i think that tells you how vulnerable the president is with only 43% of the voters think he deserves re-election, by a 2 to 1 margin people think the country is headed in the wrong direction. but romney has essentially wasted the four months he had from the time he became the de facto nominee. he has not filled in, there are two things people want to know. what kind of a guy is he, who is he. he has not revealed himself. and he has a special problem because he only
maybe obama is more likable, it's not that much more likable. romney is a pretty decent guy so, i think there is some upside there, that's my personal opinion. >> woodruff: so mark, you know, whatever romney's task is, do you agree with david that the race is tight? romney has picked up a little bit. >> yes, i will say this, the formulation of this race is that if president obama is re-elected on november 6th it will be primarily because he ran against mitt romney. if he were...
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go easy on the obama/biden administration on their record >> the obama or the o'biden administration? >> the own/biden administration. >> woodruff: he'll follow mrs. romney who will give us a soft per picture. >> i think for her the key has to be frailty. she has to show there have been set backs in the romney family. that a family who looks so affluent and perfect that they've learned something from failure and understand failure. >> ifill: she is a breast cancer survivor and still struggles with multiple sclerosis so if she told her own story it would be... we also expect that of first ladies war would be first ladys that they soften their husbands we look at thaw howe they look and how much he loves her. >> we expect... it's funny, we americans don't have a royal family so our first family becomes the royal family and we want them to be an act happy family. we cover them that way so we expect the ideal wife who gazes adoringly at her husband and the children are all well behaved and we know that's never the case in anybody's life and the ideal husband who's steadfast. >> >> he was
go easy on the obama/biden administration on their record >> the obama or the o'biden administration? >> the own/biden administration. >> woodruff: he'll follow mrs. romney who will give us a soft per picture. >> i think for her the key has to be frailty. she has to show there have been set backs in the romney family. that a family who looks so affluent and perfect that they've learned something from failure and understand failure. >> ifill: she is a breast cancer...
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president obama has walked with seniors. president obama's health care law won the support of the a.a.r.p. because it tran sends medicare without cutting benefits and helps millions of seniors with free preventative care and more affording prescription drugs. (cheers and applause) president obama has walked with our young people, america's future. he has made investments in the future that face enormous dividends for our nation. from government funding for pell grant scholarships to make college more affordable to head start to community college to job training president obama has walked with america's women. (cheers and applause) president obama is helping women access preventative health services like cancer screenings, contraception and well women exams. meanwhile mitt romney and republicans in congress would like to roll back a woman's access to important preventative care. turn over women's health decisions to their doctors and defund planned parenthood. and president obama has walked with the hispanic community. becaus
president obama has walked with seniors. president obama's health care law won the support of the a.a.r.p. because it tran sends medicare without cutting benefits and helps millions of seniors with free preventative care and more affording prescription drugs. (cheers and applause) president obama has walked with our young people, america's future. he has made investments in the future that face enormous dividends for our nation. from government funding for pell grant scholarships to make...
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president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his candidate's debating skills. new jersey governor chris christie on cbs's face the nation yesterday. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night and lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. and the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> woodruff: like wise president obama's senior advisor david pluf offerd this assessment on nbc's meet the press. >> challengers tend to benefit from debates. we've expected all along t
president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his...
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obama. 49% of obama voters say the same about romney. so what does this tell us about the mood of the electorate? for that, we turn to andrew kohut of the pew research center, and mark blumenthal, senior polling editor of "huffington post." andy, as you looked at your poll numbers today, what was the most revealing thing that told you about what voters are thinking? >> voters areless interested in this campaign. they're more critical of its negativity. but 80% of republicans and 79% of democrats say it matters who wins. and if you look at all of the turnout indicators they suggest high turnout. probably at the 60% level as we saw in 2008 and 2004. we're not going tv 51%-52% turnout. people are engaged, but they're engaged in a negative way. >> ifill: people are engaged, mark? >> i think one of the no nuggets from the pew research survey that stood out was the percentage of african americans who said they're paying a lot of attention to the campaign. that's 70%. >> pelley: i>> ifill: is that m? >> it's the same as 2008. so if it signals t
obama. 49% of obama voters say the same about romney. so what does this tell us about the mood of the electorate? for that, we turn to andrew kohut of the pew research center, and mark blumenthal, senior polling editor of "huffington post." andy, as you looked at your poll numbers today, what was the most revealing thing that told you about what voters are thinking? >> voters areless interested in this campaign. they're more critical of its negativity. but 80% of republicans and...
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they had been run ago race that would be a referendum on president obama in which president obama would be found wanting. therefore his challenger would win. that has not i think been sufficient. it's become more of a choice election. that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more for your critics to pick at and criticize as well as giving americans a better sense of what you do in office. >> ifill: so we can assume that the people in chicago, the obama folks are just kicked back, happy about this, got it in the bag, right? >> not quite. . although i think they feel... clearly they feel better than they did before the conventions. i think their belief is they have now a more solid lead. however small it may be. it is a more solid lead than they had going into the conventions. i think they also think that this race will tighten further. they know the pitfalls ahead with the
they had been run ago race that would be a referendum on president obama in which president obama would be found wanting. therefore his challenger would win. that has not i think been sufficient. it's become more of a choice election. that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more...
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president obama's health care for the nation is. and to the degree that they can make this a debate about obama's law not romney's massachusetts experiment they will. >> woodruff: so they changed their mind. and what provoked the change of mind? what happened? >> because most of the conservatives on the ballot and raising money and contributing to romney want this to be a mandate election on health care and taxation. republicans believe that once you take the health care law and the mandate-- which was unpopular in the polls already-- and add a taxing provision to it as the supreme court said, you put two things together that benefit republicans generally. the mandate is unpopular and if it's called a tax, republicans on the political wing believe that's a double victory so romney has moved from "penalty" to "tax" largely to reflect that ideological perspective. >> woodruff: major, how does this criticism we're seeing, we saw the "wall street journal" lead editorial today and otherings like rupert murdoch saying they're dissatisfied
president obama's health care for the nation is. and to the degree that they can make this a debate about obama's law not romney's massachusetts experiment they will. >> woodruff: so they changed their mind. and what provoked the change of mind? what happened? >> because most of the conservatives on the ballot and raising money and contributing to romney want this to be a mandate election on health care and taxation. republicans believe that once you take the health care law and the...
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i vote for obama? and-- and that is still a question for me. if i had to vote tomorrow, i'd probably vote for my mom. >> in 2008, my wife and i, we knocked on doors for president obama. she may be knocking on doors but i won't be walking those doors with her. i'm definitely not at that place. >> warner: so are you saying you remain undecided? >> i'm married. ( laughter ) and i just make big decisions in my life in conjunction with discussions with my wife. and so i'm afraid at this point i have to say that i'm still undecide. >> warner: all this to say in pursuit of undecided voters, the two candidates still have more persuading to do. >> woodruff: and with us once again, as they've been every night for two weeks-- in tampa and in charlotte-- are shields and brooks. that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. gentlemen. i promise not to talk about your-- the circles under your eyes if you don't talk about the circles under mine. so these undecide motorth voters
i vote for obama? and-- and that is still a question for me. if i had to vote tomorrow, i'd probably vote for my mom. >> in 2008, my wife and i, we knocked on doors for president obama. she may be knocking on doors but i won't be walking those doors with her. i'm definitely not at that place. >> warner: so are you saying you remain undecided? >> i'm married. ( laughter ) and i just make big decisions in my life in conjunction with discussions with my wife. and so i'm afraid at...
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obama had a tough job in the second debate, jeffrey. he had to, first of all reassure his own supporters that he was the guy he remembered, admired, worked for, helped-- for. thought he did do that. in romney's first deba, because obama wasn't even there, he was very even in disposition and tone. and i think in the second debate obama got under his skin and he became peevish, sspish, there was a pet lent side to him, quarrelous. i think that and sort of his outburs and certain hcectors of the approximately, i think hurt him. i don't think-- it no way approached the decisiveness of the first debasically ict mean the first debate was a rout. but i think this was a solid obama victory. >> brown: now we move to one more monday on foreign policy. now beyond a few areas, have we had much of a deep discussion about foreign policy? awhat are you looking for in this one? a >> we've had a discussion of benghazi and i suppose we will go over that ground again. >> brown: yeah. >> but what i am looking for is not a rehearsal last four years. i think
obama had a tough job in the second debate, jeffrey. he had to, first of all reassure his own supporters that he was the guy he remembered, admired, worked for, helped-- for. thought he did do that. in romney's first deba, because obama wasn't even there, he was very even in disposition and tone. and i think in the second debate obama got under his skin and he became peevish, sspish, there was a pet lent side to him, quarrelous. i think that and sort of his outburs and certain hcectors of the...
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sportsmen for obama. all being recruited as part of the obama ground game. they meet online and then gather in the real world. >> i think we're expecting a few more people who are going to get started so we can keep on with our agenda. >> sreenivasan: this group of volunteers who cared about lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender issues was preparing to go out and canvass local voters in support of the president. it seems whether it's dashboard or the mobile apps, they serve two purposes: one, to make sure your teams are in communication with one another and another to learn about the voters you're going out and reaching. >> absolutely. we're always going to be collecting information. because that's how, you know, we extend our reach. that's how we can continue to communicate with that person. just one phice call or one ema is not going to get that person to be... to the polls on election day. >> sreenivasan: for years campaigns have dreed of being d able to take the informationi they gather through canvassing and phonenganking, social media, and email grou
sportsmen for obama. all being recruited as part of the obama ground game. they meet online and then gather in the real world. >> i think we're expecting a few more people who are going to get started so we can keep on with our agenda. >> sreenivasan: this group of volunteers who cared about lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender issues was preparing to go out and canvass local voters in support of the president. it seems whether it's dashboard or the mobile apps, they serve two...
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obama ran a very negative campaign. the level of tolerated dishonesty was higher than any i ever covered. they used to start campaigns by giving big speeches on policies and people like ruth and i would chew over them. those speeches, i guess they desid they didn't need to give them because the policies weren't there the only ray of hope in the way the campaign was conducteds is the campaign especially the obama campaign is much better at door knocking, face-to-face, door front interviews. and i do think because of that and all the information that's given canvasers without say they do have a lot of actual conversations. so you could argue that it was terrible at the surface but the level of one to unperson on the door stoop, there might have been good. >> woodruff: how do you read this negativity. >> that's really pulling out happiness from the pile. >> woodruff: i wasn't going to ling other than that point. >> so the negativity is totally justified. david mentioned 68%. the other number in there was 51% who thought th
obama ran a very negative campaign. the level of tolerated dishonesty was higher than any i ever covered. they used to start campaigns by giving big speeches on policies and people like ruth and i would chew over them. those speeches, i guess they desid they didn't need to give them because the policies weren't there the only ray of hope in the way the campaign was conducteds is the campaign especially the obama campaign is much better at door knocking, face-to-face, door front interviews. and...
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they know who the obama supporters are. it's a call from a friend or a neighbor asking them to turn out that we think will be the most effective at the end of the day. >> suarez: even in the final hours before the polls open nationwide, the obama caaign says it believes there are still small pockets of voters out there who can be convinced to cast a ballot and ca a ballot for their man. my colleague margaret warner got a very different view of thea same electoral landscape from the romney campaign. >> warner: after a frantic day-long campaign swing, mitt romney returns to boston tonight to await the voters' verdict on his seven-year quest for the presidency. with polls shong s presidt obama enjoying a slight edg in several crucial battle ground states, romney's strategists are counting on the undecided independent voters breaking his way. >> i think the momentum remains with governor romney. >> warner: a senior advisor to the romney campaign. it's a close race. we knew it would bea close. i believe at the end of the day it
they know who the obama supporters are. it's a call from a friend or a neighbor asking them to turn out that we think will be the most effective at the end of the day. >> suarez: even in the final hours before the polls open nationwide, the obama caaign says it believes there are still small pockets of voters out there who can be convinced to cast a ballot and ca a ballot for their man. my colleague margaret warner got a very different view of thea same electoral landscape from the romney...
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meanwhile, the obama campaign announced today at formerda president clinton will join president obama in florida, ohio and virginiaanext week. and for more on the money being poured into the presidentialek contest, we turn to margaret warner. >> warner: if you live in a battleground state, chances are you've already seen the ads we just showed, probably more than once. ad spending by the pridential campaigns, the parties and the outside groups supporting themal continues toar exceed the pace in 2008.s combined, they've reportedly spent upwds of $900 million on $9 ads, much of it in nine battleground states.t according to the ad tracking firm kantar mea c-mag, at least $44 million has gone to iowa, $45 million ineiovada, in virginia, and,r in oh, a whopping $116 million.pi the newshour is partnering with kantar media c-mag and n.p.r. to sort through these numbers, and we're joined by mara liasson of n.p.r. to look at what the ad spending figures tell us about the shape of the race. mara, so nice to have you. >> nice to be here. >> warner: so what do these ad spending numbers if you loo
meanwhile, the obama campaign announced today at formerda president clinton will join president obama in florida, ohio and virginiaanext week. and for more on the money being poured into the presidentialek contest, we turn to margaret warner. >> warner: if you live in a battleground state, chances are you've already seen the ads we just showed, probably more than once. ad spending by the pridential campaigns, the parties and the outside groups supporting themal continues toar exceed the...
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>>it is bad for obama. the rule of thumb was 150,000 jobs a month, the break even point, you want to be above that if you are the incumbent. we have had three months in a row of bad numbers so now to catch up to get to the point where the 34ri9 call science models or many say it is an advantage for him or at least not a complete negative he has to have a quarter million job growth for the rest of the year. that seems unlikely. so you go not election thinking that the economy will be a pretty strong fleing fiv. >> woodruff: pretty strong negative. >> yeah, i would think so and i have to say the done i had-- downside risks are better than the upside risks. it is lard to see the economy picking up. it is easy to see europe having something really negative happen. if europe collapse, if the euro coulds las, more than a greece withdrawal i think is extremely hard for the president to get reelected. it is sort of out of his hands. but up until now, it's a negative with a euro collapse. >> woodruff: we heard earli
>>it is bad for obama. the rule of thumb was 150,000 jobs a month, the break even point, you want to be above that if you are the incumbent. we have had three months in a row of bad numbers so now to catch up to get to the point where the 34ri9 call science models or many say it is an advantage for him or at least not a complete negative he has to have a quarter million job growth for the rest of the year. that seems unlikely. so you go not election thinking that the economy will be a...
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towards president obama. so that's why governor romney is so focused on ohio and for president obama, his campaign thinks on they can keep romney out of ohio, if they can deny romney ohio he cannot get to the president. that's why you're seeing bothnk candidate there is so much. but one more fast pneint and tht is that both -- all of these states are pretty much three or four point states. look at the map as a to where president obamatond governor romney aregoing to in the final days. that list of sevenar or eight states, they're almost all competitive under five points so while it does narrowly favor president obama right now, keep in mind, these are all very competitive states, three, four points. >> woodruff: and, margaret, to that point and the point you were making a minute ago,hat is it that the obama folks feel they need to do in these final days? >> if today is a road map for the next few days, what they feel they need to do is return to the high ground, so th speak. today you did not here a lot of ro
towards president obama. so that's why governor romney is so focused on ohio and for president obama, his campaign thinks on they can keep romney out of ohio, if they can deny romney ohio he cannot get to the president. that's why you're seeing bothnk candidate there is so much. but one more fast pneint and tht is that both -- all of these states are pretty much three or four point states. look at the map as a to where president obamatond governor romney aregoing to in the final days. that list...
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no one in tehran, no one in israel, no one in the region believes that barack obama barack obama will use military force and the result is tehran listened to that open mic between president and medvedev and said wait until after the election when he has more flexibility and he'll cut a deal allowing us to have enrichment and that's what we l happen if we reelect obama and that will result in a much more dangerous region not only for israel but the united states. >> warner: and would he be more encouraging to israel to take military action? >> i tell you what he'd do. he'd be talking to them to get a coordinated approach as opposed to only publicly castigating them. he should work with our allies not try to corner them. >> warner: we have to leave it there. rich william yamson, thank you very much. you can watch both candidates speeches to the v.f.w. later tonight. plus our politics team will track romney's international travels each day this week in "the morning line." >> ifill: still to come on the newshour, attacks and counterattacks in syria. pennsylvania's tough voter i.d. law. si
no one in tehran, no one in israel, no one in the region believes that barack obama barack obama will use military force and the result is tehran listened to that open mic between president and medvedev and said wait until after the election when he has more flexibility and he'll cut a deal allowing us to have enrichment and that's what we l happen if we reelect obama and that will result in a much more dangerous region not only for israel but the united states. >> warner: and would he be...
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effective for president obama. he's used spanish-speaking volunteers talking about the issues, talking to other people in the community about that. just kind of one-to-one thing that really helps build trust in the hispanic community. this is someone we can trust. >> woodruff: greg allen joining us with a look at what both campaigns are doing to reach hispanic voters. thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> ifill: tune in tomorrow night for special pbs' coverage of the first presidential debate, moderated by jim lehrer. mark shields and david brooks will join judy and me for real time analysis at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. but our coverage begins at noon online, when we begin live stream coverage with interviews on policy, a politics preview and a live blog throughout the debate itself. the conversation continues after the debate ends at a google-plus hangout with undecided battleground state voters. >> woodruff: there are new developments today in the benghazi consulate attack as congressional committee leaders turn up
effective for president obama. he's used spanish-speaking volunteers talking about the issues, talking to other people in the community about that. just kind of one-to-one thing that really helps build trust in the hispanic community. this is someone we can trust. >> woodruff: greg allen joining us with a look at what both campaigns are doing to reach hispanic voters. thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> ifill: tune in tomorrow night for special pbs' coverage of the first...
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president obama has designated s.e.c. commissioner elisse walter to replace schapiro, effective december 14. in bangladesh, thousands of people protested today over a deadly fire at a factory that makes garments for american and other companies. at least 112 people died in the saturday night blaze on the outskirts of dhaka, the country's capital. today, crowds of textile workers demanded justice and improved conditions. they accused management of putting production quotas ahead of people's lives. . >> reporter: what the fire alarm was raised, our factory manager, quality manager, assistant production manager told us nothing is happening. go back to work. the next moment, flames of fire blew up. everybody died. everyone. how can we deal with this? >> sreenivasan: that factory has supplied clothing to wal-mart, ikea, and other western retailers. another fire broke out today at a second factory, also in dhaka. this time, no casualties were reported. members of the m-23 rebel force in eastern congo focused today on consolidat
president obama has designated s.e.c. commissioner elisse walter to replace schapiro, effective december 14. in bangladesh, thousands of people protested today over a deadly fire at a factory that makes garments for american and other companies. at least 112 people died in the saturday night blaze on the outskirts of dhaka, the country's capital. today, crowds of textile workers demanded justice and improved conditions. they accused management of putting production quotas ahead of people's...
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romney charged the obama policies have failed. egypt's highest court ordered the islamist-dominated parliament dissolved. it also let a former mubarak-era prime minister stay in the presidential run-off. and on the "newshour", republican senator john mccain demanded stronger action against the syrian government. he said the obama administration's policy has been shameful. online, it's science thursday. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: we look at the science of storytelling with author jonathan gottschall. his new book, "the storytelling animal," examines why telling stories is as natural to humans as breathing. patchwork nation looks at the new challenges facing the obama campaign to bring the college students, who supported him in 2008, on board this year. and we report on governor scott walker's meeting with reporters in washington today. find out what advice the wisconsin republican had for mitt romney. those stories are all on the rundown and there's much more on our website: newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruf
romney charged the obama policies have failed. egypt's highest court ordered the islamist-dominated parliament dissolved. it also let a former mubarak-era prime minister stay in the presidential run-off. and on the "newshour", republican senator john mccain demanded stronger action against the syrian government. he said the obama administration's policy has been shameful. online, it's science thursday. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: we look at the science of...
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who is obama talking to? who do you get the sense that he's addressing so far in the dog days of july here, is it the people, the supporters, is he reaching out to so-called independence? >> woodruff: it's both. they're trying to do everything they can to get those folks who voted for barack obama into 2008 to stay with him. they know there has been some drain off of support and they say they're prepared to accept that. but they're going to do everything they can to go back and as they put it touch everybody who voted for it, if they can find them, who voted for them four years ago until that person says i'm absolutely not going to vote for him again. they're still working it. but at the same time, jeff, yes, they are reaching out to any new voters, to converts, particularly here in florida. i'll tell you they are looking at immigrants who came to the united states from either puerto rico which is a major source of new residence here in florida. puerto rico, other caribbean countries, south america. they see
who is obama talking to? who do you get the sense that he's addressing so far in the dog days of july here, is it the people, the supporters, is he reaching out to so-called independence? >> woodruff: it's both. they're trying to do everything they can to get those folks who voted for barack obama into 2008 to stay with him. they know there has been some drain off of support and they say they're prepared to accept that. but they're going to do everything they can to go back and as they...
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